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I wasn’t going to share this, but “Sinister Purpose” is CCR at their slyest—because it doesn’t scream “dark,” it just grins and lets the shadows do the work. John Fogerty wrote it for Green River, released August 7, 1969, and it slips in right after “Cross-Tie Walker” like a wink you’re not sure you trust. The hook is the title itself: a phrase that sounds like a rumor, the kind you hear and instantly start rewriting your own story around. The groove stays tight, almost playful—yet everything fe More
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